Investigating the Suitability of Implementing e-rater in a Large-Scale English Language Testing Program AES
- Author(s):
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Zhang, Mo;
Breyer, F. Jay;
Lorenz, Florian
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Report Number:
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RR-13-36
- Source:
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ETS Research Report
- Document Type:
- Report
- Page Count:
- 60
- Subject/Key Words:
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Model Development,
e-rater,
Automated Essay Scoring (AES),
Impact Evaluation,
English Language Assessment (ELA),
Large-Scale Assessment
Abstract
Further investigation indicated homogeneity in the examinee population, possibly nested within test countries/territories as one potential cause of this lack of invariance. Among other limitations, findings may not be generalizable beyond the examinee population investigated in this study.
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